Back to April 2013 Ed Reporter Book of the Month Homeschooling in America: Capturing and Assessing the Movement, Joseph Murphy, Corwin Publishers, 2012, $34.95 As America stands on the brink of nationalized, federally controlled education under Common Core Standards, it … Continue reading
Back to March 2013 Ed Reporter Book of the Month Common Core: A Trojan Horse for Education Reform, by Orlean Koehle, Small Helm Press Associates, 2012, $18.00 An untried and unvetted fad is being rolled out at all grade levels, … Continue reading
Back to February 2013 Ed Reporter Book of the Month The Politically Incorrect Guide to Real American Heroes, Brion McClanahan, Ph.D., Regnery Publishing, 2012, 272 pp., $19.95 The Politically Incorrect Guide to Real American Heroes presents an assortment of Americans … Continue reading
Back to January 2013 Ed Reporter Book of the Month IndoctriNation: Public Schools and the Decline of Christianity, Charles LaVerdiere, Editor, Master Books, 2012, $14.99, 343 pp. Although organized education in America started as an endeavor of Christian entities, public … Continue reading
Back to December 2012 Ed Reporter Book of the Month The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined by Salman Khan, The Hachette Group, 2012, $26.99 When Salman Khan looks at children he sees “uniqueness, curiosity, and creativity.” He believes learning can … Continue reading
Back to November 2012 Ed Reporter Book of the Month The Victims’ Revolution: The Rise of Identity Studies and the Closing of the Liberal Mind, by Bruce Bawer, HarperCollins, 2012, $25.99 The Victims’ Revolution is a history of the people … Continue reading
Back to October 2012 Ed Reporter Book Review Charter Schools in Action, Chester E. Finn, Jr., Bruno V. Manno, Gregg Vanourek, Princeton University Press, 2001, $37.50. Charter Schools in Action is an overview of the charter school movement and what … Continue reading
Back to September 2012 Ed Reporter Book Review Woodrow for President: A Tail of Voting, Campaigns, and Elections ($16.95) and Liberty Lee’s Tail of Independence ($16.95), Peter W. Barnes and Cheryl Shaw Barnes, Little Patriot Press, 2012. Thomas Jefferson once … Continue reading
Back to July 2012 Ed Reporter Book of the Month Obama’s Education Takeover, Lance T. Izumi, Encounter Books, 2012, $5.99. Most Americans don’t know it, but the Obama administration has worked hard to get control over your child’s education. It … Continue reading
Back to June Ed Reporter Book of the Month America-Lite: How Imperial Academia Dismantled Our Culture (and Ushered in the Obamacrats), David Gelernter, Encounter Books, 2012, $23.99. American culture changed dramatically in the 1960s and ’70s, and not for the … Continue reading